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Dead at age 74
1,432 Notable deaths
João Franco
Portuguese politician (1855-1929).
Born February 14th, 1855 in Portugal. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1929 at 74 years old in Anadia.
Antonio Cassese
Italian judge.
Born January 1st, 1937 in Atripalda. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2011 at 74 years old in Florence (cancer). [ref]
W. K. C. Guthrie
British classical scholar and philosopher (1906–1981).
Born August 1st, 1906 in London. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
George Ostrogorsky
Russian byzantinist (1902-1976).
Born January 19th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1976 at 74 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Talgat Musabayev
Kazakh cosmonaut.
Born January 7th, 1951 in Qarğalı.
Died August 3rd, 2025 at 74 years old in Almaty. [ref]
Alexander Kazhdan
Soviet historian and byzantine empire specialist (1922-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1997 at 74 years old in Dumbarton Oaks. [ref]
Sam M. Lewis
American singer and lyricist (1885-1959).
Born October 25th, 1885 in New York City.
Died November 22nd, 1959 at 74 years old in New York City.
Leon Garfield
English children's writer (1921-1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Brighton. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar
British politician (1860-1934).
Born March 6th, 1860 in Kirkcaldy.
Died March 30th, 1934 at 74 years old in Kirkcaldy.
Xaver Scharwenka
German pianist, composer and teacher (1850-1924).
Born January 6th, 1850 in Szamotuły. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1924 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi